Kentucky House Bill 92 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-11 - posted in committee
Pending: House State Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to allow a group desiring to be formally recognized as an American Indian tribe to submit a petition to the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission; provide criteria that must be met to be recognized as an American Indian tribe; authorize the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to approve petitions submitted for recognition, provide approved petitions to the Governor and, if the Governor accepts the recommendation, provide for issuance of an executive order recognizing the approved group; require the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to promulgate administrative regulations identifying the procedures to be followed in submitting a petition and appealing a decision of the commission.

AN ACT relating to recognition of American Indian tribes.

Rep. Reginald Meeks [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-11	House	posted in committee
2014-01-07	House	to State Government (H)
2014-01-07	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB92.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB92/bill.doc